After the pictures of the Miata's under-truck escapade made the rounds, the owner was immediately banned from every online Miata forum on grounds of being a hyper-hoon blight on the desired image of Miata drivers as responsible, sensible, safe, law-abiding, etc.

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The still-anonymous stunter has now promised to mend his ways, starting with converting his Miata from a graffiti-prone chalkboard into a proper (if overcambered) metallic-blue street machine. Check out the shot below to see what it looks like now.

As a first case, ClubRoadster.net forum members seem to be willing to let this be a lesson learned and allow him back.

Some think that the punishment was unnecessary in the first place, but member adamvanxxx wants to put things in perspective for his fellow forumites: